When Carolina has the ball
QB Cam Newton should be your NFL MVP, accounting for 50 total touchdowns, but Carolina's strength is the NFL's No. 2 run game, averaging 142 yards per game. Newton is at his best in the red zone, where the Panthers scored touchdowns a league-best 70 percent of their trips inside the opposing 20.
That lines up with Denver's strength — the NFL's No. 1 total defense, No. 1 pass defense, No. 1 in sacks, No. 3 run defense. The Broncos had a league-best 52 sacks, so for Newton to play well, Ts Michael Oher and Mike Remmers must keep Pro Bowl outside LBs Von Miller and DeMarcus Ware from getting to Newton with any consistency.